Re: Hardware for Virtual Connect and C7000

You'd need both types of module.As your link suggests there are a number of options for each.Also, depending on the types of blades and mezzanine cards installed, you may want more than just a pair of each to maximise/utilise connectivity.

Re: Hardware for Virtual Connect and C7000

Right now you need separate modules for network (VC-Enet) and fiber (used for SAN fabric connectivity, not network).

HP is working to develop CNA cards (converged network adapters) that will deliver Ethernet and SAN fabric over a single connection but those are not available yet.

One other option is to use the Flex-10 modules. You can take a single 10GB feed into a server and split it into multiple blocks (for instance 3GB for network, 2GB for backup network, 4GB for iSCSI, and 1GB for cluster heartbeat network.)